Photos: A 52-storey ‘Twisty Tower’ proposal for Vancouver

Juanita Ng, Vancouver Sun02.16.2013

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge.'
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When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. Here is an aerial view of the site.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. Here is a drawing of the buildings that will comprise the development.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. Here, an aerial perspective of the site.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. Here, the view of the proposed development from street level.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. The proposal includes Granville Island-like public spaces.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. The proposed development includes an outdoor art gallery.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. Here, another view of the proposed development from street level.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. Here, another view of the proposed development from street level.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. The development would include a number of public spaces.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge.'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge. Click here to see Photos: The coolest buildings in the world'
/ www.big.dk

When he was asked to design a tower specifically to fit a plot of land at Howe and Beach, wedged between the arms of the Granville Bridge, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels came up with a twisty 52-storey tower that starts as a triangle at ground level and becomes a square as it rises above the bridge.

Ingels has said the development will include a residential tower with a nine-storey base that includes market rental housing, commercial uses and a child care facility. The tower will have 600 homes including 180 market rental suites.

The 650,000-square-foot mixed use project has just received a big thumbs-up from the city’s design panel; it now enters the open house and public hearings stage.

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